Envy Synonyms and Antonyms

ĕnvē
Resentful or painful desire for another's advantages
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. enviousness
  2. covetousness
  3. jealousy
  4. resentment
  5. rivalry
  6. ill will
  7. spite
  8. grudge
  9. malice
  10. grudgingness
  11. jealous competition
  12. jaundiced eye
  13. jaundice
  14. discontent at another's good fortune
  15. backbiting
  16. cupidity
  17. greed
  18. bitterness
  19. invidiousness
  20. maliciousness
  21. lack of Christian charity
  22. one of the seven deadly sins
  23. invidia
  24. bad sportsmanship
  25. mean-spiritedness
  26. lusting after another's goods
  27. coveting another's possessions
  28. desiring
  29. hankering
  30. prejudice
  31. longing
  32. begrudging
  33. invidia (Latin)
  34. the green-eyed monster
  35. jealousness
Antonyms:
  1. comfort
  2. contentedness
  3. pleasure
  4. confidence
  5. good will
  6. kindness
  7. generosity
To feel envy towards or for
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. begrudge
  2. covet
  3. desire
  4. grudge
  5. lust (after)
  6. regard with envy
  7. resent
  8. have hard feelings toward
  9. desire inordinately
  10. crave
  11. be envious of
  12. feel resentful toward
  13. hunger after
  14. thirst after
  15. long-for
  16. discontent
  17. yearn for
  18. hanker after
  19. hanker
  20. be green with envy
  21. jealousy
  22. long
  23. resentment
Antonyms:
  1. be content
  2. be confident

Words Related to Envy

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Envy Sentence Examples

  • Why should I envy them?

  • A lady entering the next box shot a glance of feminine envy at Natasha.

  • Well-worn furniture populated the homey main room, some no doubt the envy of an antique shop.

  • Dean thanked him, a hint of envy in his voice, and he and Winston continued their trip to the motel.

  • I envy him, but you want to make him what I am, without giving him my means.

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